Fun Facts About the Name Lupe
- More than 24 thousand babies named Lupe: U.S. records list 24,646 babies given the name Lupe from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 6,025 boys received the name Lupe - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Lupe Mean?
Lupe is a Spanish short form of Guadalupe, a name borne by both women and men. Its meaning comes from the Spanish place name Guadalupe, in the Extremadura region, which is Arabic in origin. The usual explanation reads it as wādī al-lubb: Arabic wādī (river or valley) combined with a second element identified with Latin lupus, "wolf," giving "valley of the wolf" or "river of the wolf." A competing explanation treats the whole name as Arabic, sometimes glossed as "hidden river" or "river of black pebbles." Because the second element is not settled, the meaning is best described as uncertain.
Lupe Name History & Origins
The place name Guadalupe belongs to a town in the province of Cáceres in western Spain, where the monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe was founded in the 14th century and grew into one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in medieval Spain. Spanish devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe developed from that shrine. In 1531, reports of apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, near Mexico City, gave rise to a separate and far-reaching Mexican devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, who became the patroness of Mexico.
Through that devotion, Guadalupe spread as a baptismal name across Mexico, Latin America, and Spanish-speaking communities elsewhere, given to girls as María Guadalupe and to boys as José Guadalupe. Lupe developed as the familiar short form of the full name and is often used on its own, particularly in Mexico and the United States. Mexican-born actress Lupe Vélez and the American rapper Lupe Fiasco are among the bearers of the short form.
How Popular is the Name Lupe?
Lupe recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1927. Its best rank was #317 in 1927.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,243 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,719 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #16,749 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,545 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #16,564 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #14,871 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,276 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,301 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #12,432 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #12,516 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,773 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #10,940 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #15,998 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,987 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #8,290 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,848 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #7,945 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #7,709 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #7,356 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #6,121 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #17,306 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #8,113 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #4,935 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #7,018 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,510 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,271 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #3,583 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #4,132 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #4,439 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #3,278 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #2,917 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1992 | #2,597 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1991 | #2,720 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1990 | #2,549 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1989 | #2,965 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1988 | #2,770 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #2,884 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1986 | #2,249 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 1985 | #2,519 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #1,980 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 1983 | #2,038 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 1982 | #1,775 | 62 | 0.0037% |
| 1981 | #1,709 | 67 | 0.0040% |
| 1980 | #1,414 | 88 | 0.0053% |
| 1979 | #1,502 | 79 | 0.0049% |
| 1978 | #1,467 | 78 | 0.0051% |
| 1977 | #1,307 | 89 | 0.0058% |
| 1976 | #1,277 | 87 | 0.0059% |
| 1975 | #1,105 | 106 | 0.0073% |
| 1974 | #1,329 | 80 | 0.0055% |
| 1973 | #1,071 | 108 | 0.0074% |
| 1972 | #1,129 | 98 | 0.0064% |
| 1971 | #1,023 | 121 | 0.0073% |
| 1970 | #1,047 | 118 | 0.0067% |
| 1969 | #910 | 136 | 0.0081% |
| 1968 | #851 | 145 | 0.0088% |
| 1967 | #828 | 147 | 0.0089% |
| 1966 | #793 | 155 | 0.0092% |
| 1965 | #736 | 184 | 0.0104% |
| 1964 | #740 | 198 | 0.0104% |
| 1963 | #701 | 211 | 0.0109% |
| 1962 | #628 | 259 | 0.0132% |
| 1961 | #618 | 272 | 0.0135% |
| 1960 | #619 | 264 | 0.0131% |
| 1959 | #609 | 269 | 0.0133% |
| 1958 | #618 | 255 | 0.0127% |
| 1957 | #637 | 237 | 0.0116% |
| 1956 | #674 | 204 | 0.0102% |
| 1955 | #683 | 188 | 0.0096% |
| 1954 | #607 | 224 | 0.0115% |
| 1953 | #583 | 229 | 0.0122% |
| 1952 | #624 | 200 | 0.0108% |
| 1951 | #563 | 228 | 0.0127% |
| 1950 | #512 | 253 | 0.0148% |
| 1949 | #451 | 313 | 0.0183% |
| 1948 | #408 | 376 | 0.0221% |
| 1947 | #426 | 366 | 0.0206% |
| 1946 | #373 | 414 | 0.0263% |
| 1945 | #359 | 376 | 0.0288% |
| 1944 | #328 | 434 | 0.0327% |
| 1943 | #389 | 353 | 0.0253% |
| 1942 | #424 | 290 | 0.0215% |
| 1941 | #390 | 312 | 0.0258% |
| 1940 | #353 | 333 | 0.0291% |
| 1939 | #379 | 302 | 0.0275% |
| 1938 | #346 | 344 | 0.0312% |
| 1937 | #354 | 327 | 0.0307% |
| 1936 | #351 | 326 | 0.0313% |
| 1935 | #350 | 335 | 0.0319% |
| 1934 | #327 | 367 | 0.0351% |
| 1933 | #323 | 376 | 0.0373% |
| 1932 | #328 | 376 | 0.0352% |
| 1931 | #318 | 403 | 0.0379% |
| 1930 | #326 | 405 | 0.0360% |
| 1929 | #318 | 425 | 0.0381% |
| 1928 | #354 | 370 | 0.0321% |
| 1927 | #317 | 443 | 0.0372% |
| 1926 | #340 | 384 | 0.0324% |
| 1925 | #356 | 367 | 0.0301% |
| 1924 | #354 | 377 | 0.0302% |
| 1923 | #380 | 309 | 0.0256% |
| 1922 | #352 | 342 | 0.0285% |
| 1921 | #384 | 302 | 0.0245% |
| 1920 | #391 | 284 | 0.0237% |
| 1919 | #388 | 280 | 0.0248% |
| 1918 | #457 | 215 | 0.0186% |
| 1917 | #522 | 164 | 0.0152% |
| 1916 | #583 | 134 | 0.0128% |
| 1915 | #627 | 110 | 0.0112% |
| 1914 | #574 | 97 | 0.0127% |
| 1913 | #585 | 77 | 0.0123% |
| 1912 | #611 | 65 | 0.0116% |
| 1911 | #622 | 48 | 0.0115% |
| 1910 | #613 | 47 | 0.0119% |
| 1909 | #666 | 36 | 0.0104% |
| 1908 | #705 | 31 | 0.0093% |
| 1907 | #674 | 32 | 0.0100% |
| 1906 | #756 | 24 | 0.0081% |
| 1905 | #594 | 35 | 0.0120% |
| 1904 | #746 | 23 | 0.0084% |
| 1903 | #851 | 17 | 0.0065% |
| 1902 | #1,106 | 11 | 0.0042% |
| 1901 | #873 | 15 | 0.0063% |
| 1900 | #907 | 18 | 0.0060% |
| 1899 | #922 | 13 | 0.0056% |
| 1898 | #869 | 16 | 0.0062% |
| 1897 | #918 | 13 | 0.0056% |
| 1896 | #1,734 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1895 | #917 | 13 | 0.0056% |
| 1892 | #1,379 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1891 | #1,162 | 7 | 0.0038% |
| 1890 | #1,289 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1889 | #1,217 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1885 | #1,138 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,285 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,479 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,401 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,320 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #11,607 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,288 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,704 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,647 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #7,030 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,460 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,458 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #5,400 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #8,326 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,169 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,874 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,215 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #9,446 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #6,131 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #4,384 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #5,811 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #2,988 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #4,699 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,896 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,116 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,945 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #3,260 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #3,935 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,630 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #3,148 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,849 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,903 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #2,076 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #1,991 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #1,837 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #1,839 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1980 | #1,754 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1979 | #1,850 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #1,780 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1977 | #1,660 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1976 | #1,402 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 1975 | #1,173 | 52 | 0.0033% |
| 1974 | #1,363 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 1973 | #1,246 | 44 | 0.0028% |
| 1972 | #1,378 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1971 | #1,545 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1970 | #1,151 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1969 | #1,006 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 1968 | #1,031 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1967 | #1,026 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1966 | #929 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 1965 | #951 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1964 | #941 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 1963 | #775 | 97 | 0.0048% |
| 1962 | #805 | 89 | 0.0043% |
| 1961 | #802 | 91 | 0.0043% |
| 1960 | #817 | 88 | 0.0041% |
| 1959 | #746 | 106 | 0.0050% |
| 1958 | #800 | 88 | 0.0041% |
| 1957 | #844 | 80 | 0.0037% |
| 1956 | #892 | 71 | 0.0034% |
| 1955 | #939 | 64 | 0.0031% |
| 1954 | #823 | 78 | 0.0038% |
| 1953 | #802 | 80 | 0.0041% |
| 1952 | #803 | 77 | 0.0040% |
| 1951 | #743 | 88 | 0.0047% |
| 1950 | #684 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 1949 | #653 | 111 | 0.0063% |
| 1948 | #554 | 146 | 0.0083% |
| 1947 | #559 | 146 | 0.0080% |
| 1946 | #519 | 153 | 0.0094% |
| 1945 | #496 | 146 | 0.0108% |
| 1944 | #517 | 138 | 0.0101% |
| 1943 | #522 | 144 | 0.0101% |
| 1942 | #590 | 112 | 0.0081% |
| 1941 | #593 | 101 | 0.0082% |
| 1940 | #593 | 100 | 0.0086% |
| 1939 | #591 | 96 | 0.0087% |
| 1938 | #525 | 123 | 0.0111% |
| 1937 | #597 | 95 | 0.0089% |
| 1936 | #620 | 89 | 0.0086% |
| 1935 | #611 | 92 | 0.0088% |
| 1934 | #593 | 99 | 0.0096% |
| 1933 | #538 | 113 | 0.0114% |
| 1932 | #537 | 120 | 0.0115% |
| 1931 | #508 | 128 | 0.0123% |
| 1930 | #574 | 109 | 0.0099% |
| 1929 | #577 | 108 | 0.0100% |
| 1928 | #634 | 96 | 0.0087% |
| 1927 | #587 | 112 | 0.0099% |
| 1926 | #638 | 98 | 0.0088% |
| 1925 | #676 | 90 | 0.0081% |
| 1924 | #650 | 98 | 0.0087% |
| 1923 | #714 | 83 | 0.0076% |
| 1922 | #922 | 58 | 0.0053% |
| 1921 | #731 | 82 | 0.0074% |
| 1920 | #872 | 62 | 0.0058% |
| 1919 | #750 | 74 | 0.0076% |
| 1918 | #906 | 54 | 0.0053% |
| 1917 | #1,251 | 30 | 0.0032% |
| 1916 | #1,130 | 34 | 0.0038% |
| 1915 | #1,176 | 31 | 0.0037% |
| 1914 | #1,292 | 22 | 0.0034% |
| 1913 | #1,233 | 18 | 0.0035% |
| 1912 | #1,127 | 18 | 0.0042% |
| 1911 | #1,250 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1910 | #1,272 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1907 | #1,161 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1904 | #1,153 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1903 | #977 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #897 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1900 | #944 | 9 | 0.0060% |
| 1899 | #1,150 | 5 | 0.0047% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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